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For live payroll processing only

Use the Create On Demand Payroll dialog to create an unscheduled batch of payroll checks. You can choose to create the checks based on a gross pay amount or a targeted net pay amount and also specify whether or not to calculate deduction items, employer contributions, or benefit accruals, making it useful for creating bonus or non-periodic commission checks.

Fields & buttons

Standard. Choose this option if you want to enter gross pay amounts for payroll checks and have the application calculate the net pay amounts. When this option is chosen, the heading of the amount column in the Employee Selection grid is Gross Pay.

Net to gross. Choose this option if you want to enter target net pay amounts for payroll checks and have the application calculate the appropriate gross pay amounts. When this option is chosen, the heading of the amount column in the Employee Selection grid is Target Net Pay.

Pay item. Select the pay item in which the net or gross pay amount should be entered to calculate the total pay amount for these on-demand payroll checks.

Frequency. Select the desired frequency for these on-demand payroll checks. Note that if the wage type of the selected pay item is Supplemental, Nonperiodic is the only option available. If the wage type of the pay item is Regular, Nonperiodic is not available for selection.

By default, all employees of the currently selected client display in the Employee selection grid. You can use the filtering options to limit the employees that display in the grid. Employees marked as inactive in the Setup > Employees screen for the period begin and end dates you have entered will not display in the grid.

All employees are selected by default. To deselect employees, unmark the checkbox next to their Employee ID.

If the dialog is currently in Standard mode, enter the gross pay amount in the Gross Pay column for each applicable employee. If the dialog is currently in Net to gross mode, enter the target net pay amount in the Target Net Pay column for each applicable employee.

If the wage type of the selected pay item is Regular, the fields in this section default to Annualized and cannot be modified. If the wage type is Supplemental, the fields are enabled and you can select the method in which federal and state income tax should be calculated for the payroll checks.

When the Create button is clicked, the application calculates the check amounts, the Create On Demand Payroll dialog closes, and the checks display in the Enter Batch Payroll Checks screen, where you can choose to enter or cancel the batch.